Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

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The application for FY 2013 awards under the GEAR UP College Savings Account Research Demonstration Project is available in Grants.gov as of January 23, 2013. Deadline: March 11, 2013
The Department will conduct the FY 2013 Higher Education Programs Project Directors' Meeting on March 26-28, 2013 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Program Office: Student Service

CFDA Number: 84.334A; 84.334S
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Also Known As: GEAR UP


Program Description

This discretionary grant program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools. GEAR UP grantees serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follow the cohort through high school. GEAR UP funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.


Types of Projects

GEAR UP offers state and partnership grants. State grants are competitive six-year matching grants that must include both an early intervention component designed to increase college attendance and success and raise the expectations of low-income students and a scholarship component. Partnership grants are competitive six-year matching grants that must support an early intervention component and may support a scholarship component designed to increase college attendance and success and raise the expectations of low-income students.


 
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Last Modified: 01/23/2013